The Civil War

First shots of the Civil War were fired here

• Vicksburg

• Fort Sumter

• Bull Run

• Antietam

Both sides realized the war would not be over quickly after this battle...

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

Which southern general turned the tide at Bull Run by standing like a "Stonewall"?

• Thomas Jackson

• George A. Custer

• Robert E. Lee

• George McClellan

The single bloodiest day in all of American history occurred during this battle...

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Ft. Sumter

The Emancipation Proclamation...

• "Freed" the slaves

• Allowed African Americans to fight in the war

• Prevented the British and French from joining the South

• All answers are correct

The significance of the Battle of Gettysburg is...

• It was the beginning of the war

• It was the first time the South invaded the North

• It was the turning point of the war

• It was the first major victory for the North

What are the reasons for the high number of casualties during the Civil War?

• New weapons/technology

• Brilliant military leaders

• European intervention

• Outdated Tactics

The Gettysburg Address stated that the Civil War was being fought for...

• A new birth of freedom

• The Union was definitely going to win

• state's rights

• The right to own slaves

Appomattox Court House was where

• The Civil War began

• Lincoln won reelction

• Lee surrendered to Grant

• McClellan was fired

Clara Barton was a nurse who...

• Was married to Abe Lincoln

• founded the Red Cross

• spied for the Confederacy

• Died at Gettysburg